Chlorination of activated benzenoid rings is efficiently effected at 0 °C in aqueous acetone/HOAc using calcium hypochlorite as the chlorinating agent. Good to excellent yields of the chlorinated products are obtained.
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Ring Chlorination of Benzenoid Compounds Using Calcium Hypochlorite [Ca(OCl)2]
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Stephen O Nwaukwa -
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Ondo State University
Philip M Keehn -
Department of Chemistry , Brandeis University